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Tape worm infection
Infection by a type of parasitic worm called a tapeworm, usually from consuming poorly cooked contaminated meat. The worm latches onto the intestinal wall, and its free end will grow and break off into proglottids that can become new worms if the feces contaminates food eaten by others.
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Symptoms of a tape worm infection?
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Any drug to treat the tape worm infection?
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What is the definition or description of: tape worm infection?
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Is there a cure for tape worm infection?
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What can I use for tape worm infection if I don't have a doctor?
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I think I found three tape worms in the berries After I had washed them with vinegar and water . I threw it away but remembered I already ate one or two washed berries .Im scared I will get tape worm infection . Help?
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What OTC medications are effective for parasitic worms infection?
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A 39-year old male asked:
Hello doctors, my husband is getting recurrent ring worm infection. It stars as very small and then day by day it will bigger and bigger and after som?
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What is the cure for chronic worm infections?
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What symptoms are associated with a guinea worm infection?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I have a skin infection that had been going on for a while and it's getting worse, I think it's ring worm but I'm not sure.
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A 51-year old female asked:
Can a worm or parasites infection cause anemia?
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A 59-year old male asked:
I need ivermectin because I have a worm/parasite infection based on the samples i have looked up on line and diagnosed?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Hi there, I think my daughter (4 months) has ring worm or some sort of fungal infection. She has a specific mark on her leg. ?
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A female asked:
What is the nameof the small dark worms appeared from my anus with tiny eggs like black pepeer after i take albendazole for pinworm infection
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A 26-year old female asked:
Tiny black string/small worm like shape pieces in stool not stringy. some white pieces too.is it Blood in stool, parasitic infection,something I ate?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Does a parasitic worm infection cause arm leg joint pain?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I had pinworm infection, and after taking 2 treatments of Vermox I still feel itchiness in my anal area, but only for some seconds, (nearly) every evening.Maintained extra good hygiene, last Vermox I could not see any worms in my poo.What can I do?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I have a skin infection. Initially between my toes now its spread to my hand . I thought it was ring worm or athletes foot. ?
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A 20-year old male asked:
How many times can I take mebendazole, if I already took 3x1 dose for the prescription. (like weeks after) but I still have worm infection?
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A 39-year old male asked:
Hello Doctor,It started with a ring worm infection near navel abdomen then I had itching near groin,near my testicle.I have consulted many doctors sk?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have fungal infection severely like ring worm and rashes under 2 breast and over stomach area and also nearby vaginal area.. It's so itching.
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A 45-year old female asked:
Can severe pin worm infection cause tooth decay and bone density deficiencies? If not what parasites are 1 cm long cause severe constipation, and can survive in the mouth?
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Can throat infection, ring worm, zyrtec (cetirizine) or over-the-counter lamasil cream cause an eight year old boy to develop a lump under his left nipple?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I had ring worm infction(not clinically diagnosed), and cleansed it with hydrogen peroxide. 3yrs after there is still hyperpigmentation, is it normal?
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A 43-year old asked:
What should I do if I have an infection from earrings or allergy to tape?
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A 59-year old female asked:
Can tapeworm infection become systemic? Can it invade the subcutaneous tissue (face, extremities, torso) in the form of swelling, tape-like drainage?
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What does it feel like to have a tape worm? Is it itchy?
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Is there any cure for dwarf tape worm?
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Do garcinia cambogia have tape worm seeds in it?
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